It's bad luck to open and close scissors without cutting anything. It's considered even unluckier to leave them open.
Algeria
Egypt
Tunisia
Morocco
Owls are said to bring bad luck to the first person that sees or hears it.
Egypt
Morocco
Tunisia
Algeria
The number 4 is incredibly unlucky. The pronunciation of the word in the local language is nearly identical to the word 'death'.
Japan
Korea
China
Malaysia
Stepping in dog poo with your left foot is lucky, but stepping in it with your right foot is unlucky.
Italy
Germany
France
Spain
Whistling indoors is thought to summon devils, hell bent on terrorising you.
Latvia
Lithuania
Bulgaria
Serbia
If you walk past a graveyard, you must 'tuck your thumbs' to protect your parents from death.
Korea
China
Japan
Philippines
Placing your chopsticks vertically into a bowl of rice is thought to bring moisture.
Indonesia
Vietnam
Japan
China
People in this country avoid chewing gum at night, as it's believed that after dark, the gum will turn into the flesh of dead people.
Turkey
Hungary
Greece
Croatia
Bird poo on your car, yourself or your property will bring you riches.
Belarus
Russia
Latvia
Georgia
Gifting yellow flowers is considered to be a relationship curse as they symbolise infidelity.
South Africa
Russia
China
USA
Eating 12 grapes on the stroke of midnight on New Years Day will bring you 12 months of good luck.
Italy
UK
Spain
France
It's considered bad luck to enter a room with your left foot.
Spain
Netherlands
Belgium
France
People in this country believe that Tuesday 13th is an unlucky day.
Spain
Canada
Ecuador
Portugal
Women avoid eating goat's meat because they believe if they do, it will cause them to grow facial hair.
Senegal
Ghana
Rwanda
Nigeria
To cheers with a glass of water means you are wishing death upon everyone you are drinking water with.
Germany
Italy
Spain
USA
Dropping your purse/wallet on the floor means that you will become poor.
Brazil
Japan
Argentina
Peru
